高市首相が内閣改造、第2次改造内閣が発足

Welcome to Japanese Daily News. I'm Maya. Today is September eighteenth. Yesterday, Prime Minister Takaichi reshuffled her cabinet, launching a new lineup focused on the economy. Let's listen.

Now let's break it down, sentence by sentence.

Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae reshuffled her cabinet on September seventeenth, launching her second reshuffled cabinet.

It means a cabinet reshuffle — replacing ministers to renew the cabinet.

In this reshuffle, most of the core ministers of the administration kept their posts.

It means staying on in the same post.

On the other hand, new faces joined as well.

It means the lineup — the members of a group.

Hosono Goshi, a former environment minister, was appointed as reconstruction minister.

It means appointing someone to an important role.

There are also lawmakers entering the cabinet for the very first time.

It means joining the cabinet for the first time.

The prime minister stressed she wants to speed up policies toward achieving a strong economy.

It means emphasizing — stressing a point.

About choosing the ministers, she explained that she valued their ability to carry out policies.

It means the ability to get things done.

The new cabinet will tackle challenges like high prices and economic growth.

It means a challenge — an issue to solve.

The reshuffled cabinet got fully under way on the eighteenth.

It means starting up — getting into motion.

Let's listen to the whole story one more time.

Time for a short quiz. Listen and try to answer.

On September seventeenth.

Hosono Goshi, a former environment minister.

A strong economy.

That's all for today. A new cabinet, with the economy at the top of its list. See you next time.